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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Salim learn from listening to the BBC?
(a) That a tsunami has struck the east coast
(b) That Africans have attacked Arabs on the eastern coast
(c) That the Arabs on the east coast have migrated to Egypt
(d) That an earthquake destroyed his hometown

2. What does Salim see as the contradiction in Father Huismans?
(a) He professes poverty but he amasses a fortune.
(b) He likes things African but he does not like Africans.
(c) He teaches religion but he has lost his faith.
(d) He heads a school but he hates students.

3. Where is Father Huismans when Salim calls on him?
(a) Outside playing football with the boys
(b) On one of his trips into the bush
(c) Up on the roof, repairing some damage
(d) In the room where he keeps his collection of masks.

4. Why do people like to go to the Bigburger?
(a) To get inside an air conditioned building where they do not smell the garbage.
(b) There is no place else to go.
(c) They develop a taste for French fried potatoes.
(d) Mahesh has young girls working there.

5. When Salim finally meets with Father Huismans, what does he see?
(a) A group of new European teachers
(b) A place where the roof has fallen in
(c) Father Huismans beating a student
(d) An African mask Father Huismans got on his last trip

Short Answer Questions

1. What African artifacts interest Father Huismans the most?

2. How does Salim find the town when he arrives?

3. Where does Father Huismans keep his collection of African artifacts?

4. What comes down the river in a dugout?

5. Where has Salim come from as the story opens?

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